TOLEDO — “FirstEnergy thinks its Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear power plants are so wonderful that Ohioans should pay 5 percent more on their electric bills for the privilege of sharing a state with them.

…FirstEnergy also argues that unlike facilities that rely on wind and sunlight, nuclear plants operate around the clock. Does the company think coal and gas depend on good weather?

The company touts the jobs provided by nuclear plants. Every kind of electric production creates jobs. At the moment, natural gas is creating many more new jobs in America than nuclear power.

Moreover, the cost of electricity isn’t only a charge to consumers. Businesses pay too. So making power costlier could help drive companies away from Ohio, and jobs with them.”

Campaigns

Members supporting clean energy in Ohio in 2018

20,162 Ohioans signed our support statement in person at their door in 2018.

6,376 Ohio Citizen Action members sent handwritten letters to their state legislators in support of clean energy in 2018.

2,511 members sent postcards to Ohio legislators, urging them to fix the wind setback rule in Ohio in 2018.

5,262 Ohio Citizen Action members have called their state legislators in 2018, asking them to oppose HB239 a nd SB 155, the latest coal bailout requests by Duke Energy, FirstEnergy, Dayton Power & Light and American Electric Power.